Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| eats / for dinner / pizza / Mike / often |
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| go / you / every day / to the gym / Do / ? |
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| I / go / three times a week / to the gym |
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| help you / rarely / Tom / if you need it / will |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / she / Yesterday, / twice / me |
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| is / asking me questions / always / She |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| They / listen / can / never |
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| what to say / never / I / know |
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| in green? / always / Can / I / dress |
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| very tired / usually / in the mornings. / am / Something is the matter with me. I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| is / late / often / John |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / dresses / in blue / She |
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| at home? / have lunch / Do / usually / you |
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| hardly ever / I / oranges / eat |
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| get up / at 8 a.m. / I / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| usually / They / some help with the homework / need |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| We / soup / every other day / have |
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| need / I travel a lot. I / every other day. / some petrol |
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| once a month / go / usually / I / to the hairdresser's |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| feel tired? / often / Do / you |
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| You / never / find / your car keys / can |
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| go / How / often / you / do / to the disco? |
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| ? / always / Kevin / win / Does |
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| day in, day out / have to go / I / shopping |
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| it / I / five times / saw |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| come / to help me / very often / My parents |
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| usually / I / go / to the dentist / once a year |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / She / listens / rarely |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
